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An audio podcast recording was made of the third in a planned series of Olde Timey Radio Shows. This performance was at the BCP Theater and Event Center on Saturday, January 27, 2018. The posting of this podcast also includes photographs taken during the performance. Podcasts are premium content on CL, which means that you need to be a registered member of CL and logged in. Membership on CL is free, so if you are not already a member, then register and listen to Olde Timey Radio Show, and also see the photographs. If you are NOT already a registered member of CL, then first access CL at Chiriqui.Life and click on the "Sign Up" icon at the upper right area. Then wait for your registration to be finalized (you will get an email to that effect). If you already are a registered member of CL, then and only then may you access this podcast at: http://www.chiriqui.life/topic/8445-chiriquilife-podcast-18-bcps-third-olde-timey-radio-show/ Marcelyn Jandreau and Bud Huber Owners/Administrators of Chiriqui.Life -- support@chiriqui.life www.chiriqui.life

ARF Have A Heart February Food Drive Have a Heart this February and donate a bag or two of cat or dog food during our Food Drive. This week the Have a Heart drop off location is the parking lot at the BCP/Tuesday Market, tomorrow (Tuesday) from 9-Noon. We prefer Kirkland (Pricesmart,) Purina or Pedigree, but will accept any brand except Ascan. Food is one of our biggest expenses and your donation will go straight to helping feed the animals in our care. We currently feed 24 dogs and over 100 cats. Every bag you donate will make a difference in the lives of the animals

In 2018 resolve to be a BVB supporter! Is this email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. Buenos Vecinos de Boquete Newsletter February 2018 The Boquete Has Heart Event is a Great Success Buenos Vecinos and Amigos de Animales were the big winners at the Casino Night fund-raising event sponsored by Boquete Has Heart. BVB raised enough money to support ten of its existing client families for another year, and AADAB raised enough funds to help spay and neuter hundreds more animals in the Boquete area. Thanks go to the attendees who filled the Animales Event Center and to our generous donors who gave us over fifty fabulous silent and live auction items. If you were not there, you missed a chance to win exciting tours and getaways to destinations all over the world including Spain and Bonaire, fun adventure packages including a sports fishing day tour, hotel and restaurant certificates, catered parties, offers for health and beauty services, valuable memberships and original artwork and crafts. Manna Pack Rice Supplement, the “Golden Nugget” in BVB’s Monthly Basket Click on the link to this short video to see why Manna Pack is a “super food”. Donated to BVB by Phillip McGuigan through his Amigos de Boquete Foundation, this nutritional dehydrated rice and vegetable product is supplying much-needed nutrition to children, elderly and handicapped clients. VIDEO HERE Ana's family enjoys the sleeping mats, made from plastic bags, by "The Bag Ladies". Best Wishes to Karen Hill Karen Hill, long-time and valuable member of Buenos Vecinos leaves us this week to begin her next adventure in Bend, Oregon. We will miss her warm smile and her remarkable dedication to helping build the BVB organization and make it run more effectively. Karen has also played a pivotal part in the Boquete Health and Hospice organization where she has helped develop many important programs. She and Craig will leave a void in the Boquete community, as well. Farewell and thank you, Amiga! Family of the Month Update 2013 2017 Here’s an update on Aida’s family who were featured in one of BVB’s first newsletters in 2013. Five years ago, Aida, then 65 years old, was caring for her two grandchildren Danila, then 11, and Davis, then 9 years old, after their mother died. Aida also took on the responsibility for three great grandchildren Yorlanis 4, Cyndil 5, and Santiago who was 3 years old. Aida made a home for them in her cinder block house located in a mountain village above Potrerillos. The outdoor kitchen featured a wood-burning cooking area and, with all those mouths to feed, the kitchen was in continuous operation! When Buenos Vecinos started making food deliveries, Aida was especially grateful, since she was not yet eligible to receive the $100 government stipend for Panamanian residents who are 70 years or older. Aida now receives that stipend and it helps, but five growing children eat a lot of food! Aida’s health is deteriorating and her energy is flagging, but she is determined that all of her charges are attending school and achieving good grades. During the summer, the two oldest boys work at a trapiche (sugar mill) making sugar blocks from sugar cane juice. With only this limited income and her pension, the amenities and the challenges of daily living have not changed very much for Aida’s family. However, Buenos Vecinos has watched this family grow stronger and more energetic year by year. Good nutrition and Aida’s unwavering love and care for this family are the key ingredients that make it all work. How to help? If you would like to help our clients and the efforts of Buenos Vecinos de Boquete, we would appreciate your donation of any size. It is important for you to know that we are a small all-volunteer force with no administrative or overhead costs. Every dollar of your donation goes to the purchase or storage of food for our clients. Buenos Vecinos de Boquete's wholesale purchase power enables us to furnish our clients more food than they could purchase on their own in the store with the same amount of money. When you make that important decision to help feed the less fortunate in our community, you have truly become a “good neighbor”. When you donate $360 a year or $30 a month (about the cost of a daily latte), you will become a Coconut Foundation member as an acknowledgment of your concern and generosity. Donate Online: http://www.buenosvecinosdeboquete.com/how-you-can-help We use PayPal for easy and secure transactions. If you prefer to donate by cash or local check, please contact Louise Orr panamaleo@gmail.com for arrangements. Thank you! Like and Share our BVB Face Book Page Learn more and see additional photos at our Face Book page Buenos Vecinos de Boquete. Please Like our page and Share the contents with your friends and families. To learn more about Buenos Vecinos visit our website at www.buenosvecinosdeboquete.com Copyright © 2018 Buenos Vecinos, All rights reserved. Our mailing address is: Panama, yyyy Potrerillos, PA

#1. Dell Latitude E5530 15.6 inch Screen Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit (English or Español) Intel Dual Core Four Thread i5-3230M 2.60 GHz Processor 300 GB Hard Drive 4 GB RAM DVD+RW Bluetooth Memory Card Reader Webcam 1 USB 2.0 port, 2 USB 3.0 ports, HDMI, VGA, Dock Adjustable Back Lighted Keyboard New 6 cell Battery Listed on Ebay for $265 (https://www.ebay.com/itm/Dell-Latitude-E5530-15-6-Core-i5-3210M-2-6GHz-8GB-128GB-SSD-Windows-7-Laptop/273041003802?hash=item3f9283151a:g:PuIAAOSwB09YD81B) For sale by and guaranteed by the Handicap Foundation for $210 2. Acer Aspire 5920 15.4"screen Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit (English or Español) Intel Core 2 Duo T5220 / 1.50 GHz CPU 500GB Hard Drive 4GB RAM 4 USB 2.o ports 5 in 1 Card Reader CD/DVD+RW WebCam $150 -- Refurbished and guaranteed by the Handicap Foundation The motherboard alone is $119 on Amazon.com and $89 plus $16 shipping on Ebay The battery alone is $105 on Ebay #3.. HP EliteBook 8460P 14" Screen Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit (English or Español) Intel i5 2-2540M Dual Core Quad Thread 2.60GHz CPU 300 GB Hard Drive 4GB RAM 2 USB 3.0, USB 2.0, USB 2.0 eSATA Memory Card Reader Bluetooth WebCam Fingerprint Reader CD/DVD ROM New Battery and Charger/Adapter The Handicap Foundation is selling this computer for $180. Refurbished and guaranteed by the Boquete Handicap Foundation. Email pjbarrett@aol.com for more information. Amazon $227.99 https://www.amazon.com/HP-EliteBook-8460p-XU057UT-Notebook/dp/B004RCUIQI $260 on Ebay https://www.ebay.com/itm/HP-EliteBook-8460P-14-intel-i7-8GB-NEW-500GB-H-D-7200RPM-windows-7-pro-64-bit/132483923803?epid=20012781863&hash=item1ed8a83f5b:g:h0gAAOSwJIBZyzGF To purchase or get more information on any of these computers, email pjbarrett@aol.com

To the Boquete Community: Our vivero at Finca Tangara in Palmira has quite a variety of trees, shrubs, and flowers. Partial list below. Especially we have some nice, transplantable dwarf poinsettia in bloom, Lonchocarpus -- a tree with gorgeous purple blooms -- and much more. As in the past, I can make home visits to give landscaping/pruning advice (25$/hour). all plants below are $4. All sales are contributed to the Biblioteca de Boquete to build the endowment fund – so that eventually interest on the endowment will pay the Library’s annual costs in perpetuity. PLANT LIST FINCA TANGARA 2017 psterlin@gmail.com Trees Laureacea (avocado family): Aguacatillo – tiny avocado-like fruit; tanagers, etc love it. Sigua (white and red) -- also small avocado-like fruit for birds; March-April Bambito – larger avocado-like fruit; food of the quetzal; highlands Croton niveus (colpachi) – fast growth; good windbreak; fruit beloved by parrots Cypress (cipré) – evergreen, dense foliage; prune-able as hedge or shrub; good windbreak. fast growth Bignonacea family: Tabebuia rosea (roble) candelabra-like arbor; white/rose trumpet blooms in March Tecoma stans (yellow trumpet blooms); small tree/shrub; grows fast and flowers often) Spathodea campanulata (African tulip; llama de bosque, flame of the forest) – fast growing; scarlet flowers Nance amarillo – plum like yellow fruit; tall tree; Inga (guabo; several species) mimosa like flowers; hummers, tanagers, orioles; fast growing Erythrina poeppigana (poró) – beautiful orange flowers, tall, fast-growing; highlands; birds Erythrina lanceolata (palo santo) fence-post tree; red machete flowers; pretty seeds Diphysa Americana (macano) bright yellow pea-like flowers; pea-like foliage fence post Enterolobium cyclocarpus (corotú, Guanacaste) – grows huge; spreading canopy; beautiful foliage; lowland Quercus (oak; several species: mamecillo, black oak) important forest trees Lonchocarpus minimiflorus – lovely purple flowers in Feb/March Mimosa – pretty flowers for hummers Trema micrantha -- Jamaican nettle; fast growth; seeds for grosbeaks and other birds. Cecropia obtusifolia (guarumo) -- fast growing; fantastic for birds Bahuinia variegata (orchid tree) – white or rose orchid-like flowers Anacardium exelsum – espavé; tall tree related to mango and cashew. good forest tree Hymenaea courbaril (algarrobo) -- tall; best at lower altitudes good forest tree Spondias purpurea (red mombin; jobo) -- red, sweetish, cherry-sized fruit; live fence-post Caesalpinina pulcherrima (dwarf poinsianna; pride of Barbados)-- beautiful blooms; does well in Boquete. Flowers and Vines Asclepias curassavica (a milkweed); butterflies, including monarch Lantana camera – orange, white, pink butterflies Stachytarpheta franztii (porter weed, verbena)-- clustered purple flowers; hummers and butterflies Allamanda – yellow trumpet blooms; sturdy vine; wind tolerant (cover a fence) Penta – red and white; hummers Snakey succulent with red blossoms Reed orchids Flowering lily Shrubs Tres amores – blue,white, and purple flowers Brugmansia -- trumpet flowers with perfume in early evening Calliandra haematocephala (powderpuff) -- red blooms; hummers Streptosolen jamesonii -- marmalade bush, chinese hat (hummers and butterflies) Yellow daisy (as shrub or vine ) Hamelia patens (zorillo real, fire bush) -- tubular red flowers for hummers; berries for tanagers Jatropha multifida (coral bush) -- scarlet flowers shaped like coral Duranta erecta (golden dew drop) -- green or variegated; small blue flowers for hummers; yellow berries Melastomata shrub with purple spikey blossoms) Grasses Vetiver -- deep roots for holding soil on hillsides Lemon grass -- cultivar from the Nasó tribe on the upper Rio Teribe Agave (2 kinds) Maguey organ pipe “cactus” for tall fence, windbreak, etc Directions to Finca Tangara from Boquete. At San Francisco Plaza turn right. We are 6km down the road. Pass Boquete Country Club on left, then Ruiz coffee beneficio. Pass thru Palmira Centro, leaving mini-super on your left. Continue, passing cow pasture of Hacienda Esmeralda on right, eventually reach on left, a dairy operation and garage for trucks and farm machinery. Then pass office and coffee beneficio of Esmeralda (on left) – somewhat hidden by trees. About 200m beyond that, the main road (paved) continues left at a fork. Immediately beyond that fork there is a small white bus stop/shelter on left. Our sign (Finca Tangara) is right there and the entrance is a gate with vertical metal bars. The vivero is about 50m down the drive on right; our house is another 50m down on left. my phone: 6652-2763

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No need to be a Gumby to experience the healing powers of restorative yoga. This style of yoga focuses on gentle slow movements, to achieve overall body and mind balance. Emphasis is on breathwork, relaxation, and meditation. Not matter what your yoga experience - including none at all, come join us to either start or deepen your yoga practice. Tuesday and Friday Mornings 8:30, at Valle Escondido. Come to the reception desk to see if today's session is in the Ampitheatre or the Bambu Room. (Lots of weddings this month!) Call with questions.... Pat Thomas (6563-1344)

Homeopathy - The Wise & Intelligent Medicine Homeopathy is the second most commonly used form of medicine in the world, behind indigenous herbal medicine (conventional Western or “allopathic” medicine is fourth). Homeopathy is a complete system of medicine, and as such is helpful with the entire spectrum of human illness. This includes both physical and emotional disease. Homeopathy enjoys Tremendous Success in Treating Various Health Conditions It is Safe, Natural ,Non-Invasive, Non- Toxic and Works With Body's Natural Intelligence ! Holistic Panama *Has State - of - The Art Advanced Healing Technology to Evaluate , Compose & Compound Homeopathic Remedies Here in Boquete *We Have Hundreds Of Remedies that can be Created & Compounded at any Potency to Address the Needs of the Body * Certified Practitioner in Functional Applied Homeopathy & Homotoxicology * Resonance testing Equipment to Determine What Remedy works best for you Based on Your Current Health Needs or Determination of Constitutional Remedies *The Ability to Design & Manage a Healing / or Detox Program with Homeopathic Remedies and Holistic Guidance to Move the Person Successfully through a Health & Wellness Process * Holistic Assessments and Consultations We have Great Results in Treating Cases such as : Arthritis & Joint Care , Depression , Candidae , Sprained Ankles, Acne , Emotional Issues, Dementia , Organ Detoxification , Eczema, Hormone Imbalances , Gastro-Intestinal Problems, Insect Bites , Parasites , Organ Imbalances , EMF Radiation OverExposure , and more .. Any Remedy or Compound / or Even Homeopathic Kits Needed can be Made at any Potency ! You are Welcome to call or Email to inquire more or to Request Orders .. Jason - 6377 9291/ WhatsApp Jr.kerr@hotmail.com

The 2017 Best of Boquete People’s Choice Awards is an online survey that was open for voting from November 15th through December 31st of 2017. Over 6,000 cards were distributed to people through the Cefati as well as through many local businesses and social media, including Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. The categories included: · Best typico restaurant · Best restaurant for a casual breakfast · Best restaurant for an upscale breakfast · Best restaurant for a casual lunch · Best restaurant for an upscale lunch · Best restaurant for a casual dinner · Best restaurant for an upscale dinner · Best pizza · Best burger · Best sandwich · Best steak · Best seafood · Best vegan / vegetarian options · Best dessert · Best restaurant to take kids · Best bar · Best craft cocktails · Best bakery · Best coffee · Best restaurant with a view · Best place to listen to live music · Best gym · Best Yoga / dance / exercise class · Best hike · Best tour · Best massage · Best mani-pedi · Best haircut / color · Best hotel · Best boutique hotel / B&B · Best hostal · Best bird watching · Best bank · Best computer repair · Best attorney · Best real estate company · Best pet supplies · Best grocery store · Best specialty store We invite you to the awards ceremony which will be held at Big Daddy’s Grill on Monday, February 5th at 6PM. Live Music by Trilogy! This will be an annual Awards Program, the 2018 survey will launch on November 15th, 2018. Margie Brooke AllAboutBoquete.com Facebook.com/AllAboutBoquete 6607-4060

Last night we were fortunate to attend the first public performance of Panama: The Musical in Panama City. Here is my review of the play Panama: Then Musical And here are photos of the opening festivities and the play.

Proceeds go to The Rotary Scholarship Fund!!!

Another huge flea market 1st Sunday of the Month, Feb 4 Come and visit with your friends and neighbors and find a treasure or two. Eat lunch, socialize, find bargains. Gates open at 10 AM and close at 1 PM Free admission and free parking. Located at Chiriqui Storage, 1.5 km north of the Dolega Terpel gas station.

"The Clubhouse" in the BCP Hex Room is before and during our movies. Food and drinks - including popcorn - are available for purchase. ------------------------------ We don't charge admission, but we do ask for donations to support BCP and the Film Club program. February 11 - Amargosa (USA - 2000) February 18 - Honeydripper (USA - 2008) February 23 - No Movie (Jazz & Blues Festival at the feria) ---------------------------------- Sunday, February 4 @ 1:00pm - Everything is Illuminated (USA - 2005 - PG13) Ratings: IMDB - 7.5, Roger Ebert - 3.5/4 From Roger Ebert.com: Liev Schreiber's "Everything is Illuminated" begins in goofiness and ends in silence and memory. How it gets from one to the other is the subject of the film, a journey undertaken by three men and a dog into the secrets of the past. The movie is narrated by Alex (Eugene Hutz), a Ukranian whose family specializes in "tours of dead Jews." Alex and his grandfather (also named Alex) drive American Jews in search of their roots to the places where many of their ancestors died. The trip through a bewildering but beautiful Ukrainian countryside involves a Soviet-era car that may not exactly have air bags. The grandfather is the driver, although he claims to be blind and insists on going everywhere with his "seeing eye bitch," whose name is Sammy Davis Junior Junior. Alex's English seems learned from a thesaurus that was one word off. He tortures words to force them into sentences from which they try to escape, and keeps a journal with chapters like Overture to the Commencement of a Very Rigid Search. The movie's hero is Jonathan (Elijah Wood), a solemn, goggle-eyed American known as "The Collector" because he accumulates bits and pieces of his life and stores them in Ziploc bags, carefully labeled. He has come to the Ukraine to find the woman who saved his grandfather's life. To this woman is due much gratitude, because Jonathan's grandmother passed along the belief that the Ukraine treated Jews so badly that if the Nazis invaded, it might be an improvement. Link to trailer Note: If you want to be added to - or removed from - our email list, reply to BoqueteFilmClub@gmail.com.) -- David van Harn Curator, Boquete Film Club

It's no surprise that when Joseph Pilates moved to the US in the late 1920's and opened his studio in NYC, his method was immediately embraced by the Professional Dance Community... The Pilates Exercise System provides a great work-out simultaneously working on many levels. Through awareness and concentration practitioners move slowly, steadily and smoothly, emphasizing precision of form and total control. Years ahead of its time, the Pilates system not only strengthens the body/mind connection, but enhances & stimulates the coordination of the central nervous system. Joseph Pilates designed his exercise method to strengthen his students' intelligence, turning- on a greater number of cells/receptors of the brain and central nervous system- not only during, but following the execution of his exercises. Basic Pilates highlights the fundamental movements of Classical Pilates; specifically strengthening the lower back and abdominal muscles, instructing correct posture through body-awareness & correct alignment, and strengthening and adding flexibility to the skeletal.muscles and the joints. It also highlights the necessity of developing and maintaining optimal balance. As we age, doesn't it make sense to do whatever we can to enjoy our lives and live most optimally? Isn't our health and bodily- ease our highest priority? Come to the Haven - Do Pilates! Get back to basics and take greater responsibility for your Health and Well-being. You'll be Grateful You Did! Ongoing Group Classic Pilates Classes are on Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays & Fridays, from 8:30- 9:45 a,m, All props provided including small balls, stretchy bands, belts, light hand weights, blocks, magic circles and mats. Do bring your own yoga mat if you have one- to be guaranteed two for when we go down to the floor. All student levels work together; each person listening to and honoring his or her body to determine their optimal range of motion. Quality of movement, not quantity or number of repetitions, is the focus. Classes can be paid for individually at $9 each for residents, $10 each for tourists, or one of two packages may be purchased- $30 for 4 classes to be taken in a month, or unlimited classes in a month for $72. Interested in checking out Pilates before entering a group class, or just not a group class person? Private sessions are also available by appointment. For more information and to schedule an appointment at a suitable time for your schedule, email Susan Clare, Certified Plates instructor, at the address below. *To experience the benefits of Pilates and to feel as though one is progressing, it is recommended each student attends class on a regular basis, at least 2-X weekly. Start Anytime!. After learning the basics, either continue coming to class for the group energy & momentum and the instructor's continual cueing and assistance, or begin exploring the world of Pilates on your own thru books and videos. Ether way,.learn the basics and move ahead with greater appreciation and awareness of the Pilates principles of control, breath, concentration, ease of movement, fluidity,and precision of form. Wanting to know more about the Haven, and all the therapeutic modalities offered? Call 730 9345, or email the Haven at info@boquetespa.com And do know- One need not be a member of the Haven to participate in classes or to partake of spa services. Looking forward to Seeing YOU Soon! ** Questions about Pilates? Email Susan Clare, Class Instructor, Certified in both Pilates & Yoga with over 25 years teaching experience, at suzeclare@gmail.com

Dalis at Mana on Friday & Chiriqui Storage Flea Market on Sunday Friday I will be at Restaurante Mana, in Volcan, from 8-11 AM with: BANANA PUDDING $1.50 Super Chocolate Walnut Brownies $2.00 Frozen Panang Chicken or Chili con Carne for $4. Raisin Spice or Candied Fruit Bars are 0.50 or 5 for $2. Chocolate Bars are 0.75 or 3 for $2. Walnut or Almond Banana Breads are $3.50. Honey Whole Wheat Bread big loaf is $4 & mini loaves are $1.50. On Sunday I will be at Chiriqui Storage Flea Market, 10 AM-1 PM At both events I will have: Organic Tumeric @ $5.00/lb. Organic Bananas @ $0.05ea. Organic Ginger @ $2/lb. Trees: (G is for grafted tree, all are organic) $2: Cacao, Lychee, Limoncillo(good for fences & windbreak), Mulberries, Borojo, & Mamon Chino $5: Taiwanese Guava, Araza, Figs, Lorito $6: Mangostin $8: Persa Lemons(G), Pink Grapefruit(G), Tangerines(G),Valencia Oranges(G $12: Butter Avocado(G), Kaffir Lime Trees $20: Sego Palms Flowers: $5: Peace Lily, Shooting Star Shrub, Clerodendrum Minahassae, Pink and White Musienda, Red Cascade Miniature Climbing Roses $6: Mock Orange, $7: Azaleas, Bougainvilleas – a variety of colors, Hibiscus, Gardenias, Yesterday Today & Tomorrow $10: Honeysuckle Colorful Leaf Plants: $5: Crotons Herbs: $2: Italian Oregano, Mint, Rosemary, Stevia, Thyme. Plants can be reserved by calling me at 6914-4280, or email donwiththemonkeys@ yahoo.

The Volcan Quilters invite you to a “second coming” reception with new quilts Friday Feb 2 at 4 pm Fundación Biblioteca de Boquete Tel. 720-2879

For those who attended the wonderful third episode of the BCP Olde Timey Radio Show last Saturday, we have published some pictures on our community website Chiriqui.Life. You are invited to view them, or perhaps even post some of your own for everyone to enjoy. Here is the link: http://www.chiriqui.life/calendar/event/1038-bcps-olde-timey-radio-show/ The audio recording of that event is now being processed for possible publication as an audio podcast on Chiriqui.Life. There is no cost involved in viewing these pictures. If you wish to post your pictures then you first will have to register for a member profile, but there is no cost involved in that either. Bud and Marcelyn

Hello dear Boquete community. Yesterday a wrong phone number was sent out from a third person by mistake. This is my phone number for any comments and questions: 6573-0141. The costumers that register and pay for my services get their members only number to call during emergencies on an email from my website so if you are a paid member you have it. Remember if you are not a member yet, you are welcome to go to my website at this link https://rodny-direct.wildapricot.org/ where you will find all the details on how to register and easy ways to pay. Get the benefits of a professional helpline that will do the best and easier for you during an emergency or will even help you with phone translation to make your self understood when facing the need for it. For questions and comments, please email me at: info@rodnydirect.con or dial the previous cell phone number given here. Take care. Rodny Moreno

Boquete February 1, 2018. To the Boquete Community: Boquete Recycle, Reduce, Reuse (Boquete RRR), is a committee created by citizens devoted to Boquete´s eco conservancy. We are convinced that a family who recycles makes the difference, and the only way to achieve this goal is by educating and creating awareness among students, business people and the whole community. Our group wishes to have your support to tackle this chore together. Please help us attain our programme of a clean and healthy environmentally friendly district for all “Boqueteños” and for those lucky ones who also happen to live on this paradise. This includes visitors who should be aware of their responsibility as well. We would like to begin by reducing all non-biodegradable materials such as: aluminum, iron, plastic, paper (white and colored) cardboard, and others; at home, schools, shops and businesses. At the same time, we want to teach everyone the reason why it is important to recycle these materials. We are working to accomplish this educational process at all levels. Also, we are organizing cleaning and collecting days for recyclable materials. This activity could be part of the social hours students have to comply at their own schools. Boquete RRR, wants the town of Boquete to be a role model in terms of cleanliness and beauty to the point that it will make us all proud. To all business people, we would like to include you in our data base of businesses committed with the environment. Thus, we are currently working to enroll everyone as part of our programme. We invite you all to become active collaborators of Boquete RRR and participate of the events the Committee members duly organize. Please support Boquete RRR pursue a better environment for a better quality of life. Don´t forget to like our page on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/123111781674817/about/ We thank you in advance for your collaboration and wish you a Happy 2018. Yours truly, Francisco Serracin President Comité Boquete Recicla, Reduce, Reutiliza

As a part of ARF's restructure of our foster program, we have come to an agreement with Javier and Magaly Dog Camp to relinquish control of five dogs who have been cared for at Dog Camp for a long time. These are dogs that Javier and Magaly rescued and to whom they are extremely bonded. This agreement will not only be beneficial to those five dogs, but will free up ARF's foster and financial resources to allow us to assist more animals in the area. We want to give a HUGE shout out to Javier and Magaly for all the love and attention, rescue and adoption assistance they have given to our ARF dogs. We are truly thankful Judi Rinker

Here is the link to Birding as a Hobby Resources in a PDF format for people to download as they like and link to various addresses. We promised this to the people that attended our talk Tuesday at the BCP. Thanks, Lloyd and Sandra Cripe

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If you are one of the 29 people who enrolled in the Hospital Cooperativo Medical Discount Plan in July or in October 2017, you paid for the plan through December 2018. You also made a donation to Alto al Crimen for the AAC bilingual emergency Hotline. The AAC Hotline service was discontinued at the end of December 2017, but Alto al Crimen has arranged for you to receive service from Rodny Direct (another hotline service) for the full year of 2018 for no charge. To enroll with Rodny Direct, you will need to go to the website http://www.rodnydirect.com/ and enroll in the service. The phone number for the service is 6916-4192 Rodny Moreno has been provided a list of all the people qualified for this year of service with his Emergency Helpline Service and will be able to verify that you are not subject to charge for the service. You will be covered for the full service, including police, fire and medical emergency calls, along with translation service for police stops and other occasions. Your visiting guests may also use the service while they're here. If you have a medical emergency and need to call for an ambulance, be sure to remind Rodny that you are a member of the Hospital Cooperativo medical plan. Thank you and all the generous donors who have contributed to Fundacion Alto al Crimen over the past years. And thanks to Rodny who worked for Alto al Crimen for about six years and to Franc Lugo who was our AAC Hotline operator for the past two plus years.

Our monthly BHHF General Meeting will be held Thursday 8 February 12:00 at Oasis restaurant. A luncheon menu with three choices are available. Chicken or corvina (fish) with mashed potatoes and vegetables for $13 or a vegetarian meal for $11. All members and guests are invited. Please RSVP by noon Friday 2 February to boquete720@gmail.com with your menu selection.